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A white marble sculpture of a muscled figure wearing a robe across their waist. The legs have been broken off at the knee and its right arm has been broken off at the elbow. The figure has a strong jaw and big, round eyes.

Buddhist Guardian Figure (Dvarapala)

Chinese

White marble. Probably from Hebei province.

Tang dynasty, 618-907

Sculpture